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Arrest made in Andrews Square attack

A man is accused of beating a disabled man with his cane at the Andrews Square busway.

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Updated: 6:22 PM EST Jan 7, 2014

Arrest made in Andrews Square attack

A man is accused of beating a disabled man with his cane at the Andrews Square busway.

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Updated: 6:22 PM EST Jan 7, 2014

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WEBVTT WE TRIED TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER, WENT BUY HIS HOUSE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT HE WAS NOT HOME. POLICE ARRESTED THE MAN CAUGHT ON CAMERA ASSAULTING A DISABLED MAN WITH THE VICTIM'S OWN CANE. NEWSCENTER5 WAS FIRST TO SPEAK WITH THE VICTIM. PAM CROSS LIVE AT THE ANDREW'S SQUARE BUS STATION TONIGHT. TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC LED POLICE TO WATERTOWN WHERE THEY ARRESTED THE MAN. IMAGINE IF YOU NEEDED A CANE FOR SUPPORT AND SOMEONE CAME UP AND GRABBED IT AND U USED LIKE A BAT TO TRY AND HURT YOU. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE. HE STUNNED ME. I SAID YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING AND HE JUST CASUALLY WALKS OFF. CHRIS JOHNSON STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED TO HIM. HE IS THE MAN IN THE DARK JACKET BEING HIT BY A GUY WHO CRABBED HIS OWN CANE. POLICE RELEASED NEW PHOTOS, CLOSEUPS AND BY LATE AFTERNOON A SUSPECT WAS IN CUSTODY. 20-YEAR-OLD MIGUEL VELASCO. POLICE CREDIT THE MEDIA FOR SPREADING THE WORD AND SAY TIPS HELPED FIND THE SUSPECT IN RED. THE VIDEO SHOWS US THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE THERE AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN CALL THE PLACE. JOHNSON HAS CEREBRAL PALSY AND TAKES THE T TO WORK OR WHEREVER HE NEEDS TO GO AND USUALLY FEELS SAFE. HE IS UPSET THERE WERE OTHERS STANDING NEARBY IN THE BUSWAY. THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THE PLATFORM WAITING FOR THE BUS TO COME ALONG WITH ME AND THEY DID NOTHING. WE CAN SEE ON THE VIDEO THAT AS THE SUSPECT WENT DOWN THE STAIRS HE WAS A LITTLE UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET WILED US TO BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. CHRIS JOHNSON SAYS HE WILL BE MORE WARY AND MIGHT NOT TAKE THE BUS SO OFTEN. I GOT TO BE SAFE AND REALISTIC. MIGHT CHANGE YOUR HABITS? DEFINITELY. POLICE SAY THEY GOT PLENTY OF TIPS ONCE THE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS WERE POSTED.

Arrest made in Andrews Square attack

A man is accused of beating a disabled man with his cane at the Andrews Square busway.